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Art Eatman · March 19, 2007, 07:37 AM

One field test is worth a thousand Internet opinions.

Close in, as in calling at night, I know one guy, a hide-hunter, who uses only a .22 Magnum rimfire. I know that a .22 Hornet or .218 Bee won't make a large exit wound.

Some of the contributors over at one of the varmint websites say that the 40-grain bullets at high velocity blow up inside a coyote and rarely make any exit wound. I don't know; haven't tried that. One of the "Blitz" bullets, driven to near its spin limit, seems quite possible for this.

Art

March 19, 2007, 07:37 AM	#13
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	One field test is worth a thousand Internet opinions. Close in, as in calling at night, I know one guy, a hide-hunter, who uses only a .22 Magnum rimfire. I know that a .22 Hornet or .218 Bee won't make a large exit wound. Some of the contributors over at one of the varmint websites say that the 40-grain bullets at high velocity blow up inside a coyote and rarely make any exit wound. I don't know; haven't tried that. One of the "Blitz" bullets, driven to near its spin limit, seems quite possible for this. Art